UNAIR NEWS – In order to improve the quality of bidikmisi, Affirmation of Papuan Higher Education (ADik Papua) and 3T scholarship recipients, Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) held a guidance event from Friday, May 3, 2019 to Saturday, May 4, 2019. It was being held at Vanda Gardenia Hotel, Trawas Mojokerto. There were 80 students who participated in the event, 50 from Bidikmisi, 30 from ADIK Papua and 3T students.
As representative of Director of Student Affairs, H. Agus Widyantoro, SH., MH. gave a speech and briefed the students. Agus, gave motivation to students to keep up their spirit to become successful people.
Agus presented “Problems and Strategies to Solve Them”. In the session, Agus invited students to find the problems and best solutions related to three common problems students often face, personal problems originating from themselves, inter personal problems related to other people, and social problems related to society.
“Uniquely, a problem often has a tail, like a tree has branches. So it must be resolved soon, ” he concluded.
Next, Dr. drg. Prihartini Widiyanti as the second speaker presented “Strategy to Become an Outstanding Student”. Dr. Hartini said that history had noted that students were the spearhead in resolving the nation’s problems.
“Students play an important role during the reformation, also when they encouraged the old group to immediately proclaim Indonesia’s Independence,” she added.
Furthermore Dr. Hartini emphasized that there are six winning characteristics that must be possessed by students. They should be communicative, proactive, cooperative, persistent, intelligent, and ethical. She gave eight tips to become outstanding students such as learning well, preparing and reviewing lectures, honing other skills, organizing actively, building extensive connections, doing more than usual, having clear goals, and having a great mentor.
“Everyone has the right to success, then promise to take your right to be successful. Don’t waste your right, ” she added. (*)
Author: Sandi Prabowo
Editor: Khefti Al Mawalia
